Category: Presentations and Talks

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host its next seminar speaker at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 in 224 McKinley Hall. The department is honored to host Jeanne Stachowiak, the University of Texas at Austin, who will deliver a talk titled, “Intrinsic Disorder as an Organizing Principle for Biological Membranes.”

Join the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Hub’s (UReCA) first ever lunch and learn session from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 in 120 Ablah Library, Collaboration Hub. The event is open to all students and faculty.

Enjoy a catered lunch and gain valuable information from the three panelists: Audra Morgan, Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization; Nathan Smith, Project Innovation Hub; and Richard Sack, College of Engineering. The discussion will offer the audience information on the Project Innovation Hub, Gateway to IP Program and offer practical research and creative endeavors.

The Department of Biological Sciences’ Spring 2025 Seminar Series begins Monday, Feb. 3. The first seminar is from 4 to 5 p.m. in 218 Hubbard Hall with Dr. Dan Marschalek, Central Missouri State University. He will give a public lecture titled, “Assessing monitoring techniques and habitat use to make data-driven decisions for management of the threatened regal fritillary butterfly.”

Seminars are open to the public and undergraduates are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit wichita.edu/biology.

Academic and specialized advisors who completed various eTutorials during the fall semester from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will host a series of professional development sessions during the spring semester for all advisors (academic advisors, specialized advisors, faculty advisors, etc.).

Emily Stevens, College of Applied Studies Advising Center, and Nancy Krehbiel, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Center, will host a professional development session on “Theory and Practice of Advising” from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

For more information or questions, contact Brett Bruner, assistant vice president for Student Success & Persistence, at brett.bruner@wichita.edu.

The campus community will have the chance to hear from Alejandra Campoverdi, author of the awarding-winning memoir, “First Gen,” at a featured speaker event on campus. Campoverdi will discuss her memoir at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 in 141 Woolsey Hall, Fidelity Bank Ballroom.

A best-selling author, Campoverdi has received national acclaim for “First Gen,” including receiving the California Independent Booksellers Alliance Martin Cruz Smith Award. Her memoir was also chosen as the 2024 Opportunity Matters Book Club selection for the Council for Opportunity in Education. Campoverdi previously served as the first White House deputy director of Hispanic media for Former President Barack Obama.

The event is sponsored by the National Institute of Student Success and Academic Affairs.

Academic and specialized advisors who completed various eTutorials during the fall semester from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising will host a series of professional development sessions during the spring semester for all advisors (academic advisors, specialized advisors, faculty advisors, etc.).

Dr. Pamela O’Neal, Office of Online & Adult Learning, and Justin Petersen, College of Fine Arts Advising Center, will host a professional development session on “Advising Transfer Students” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room.

For more information or questions, contact Brett Bruner, assistant vice president for Student Success & Persistence, at brett.bruner@wichita.edu.

Join an insightful panel of experts from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom. The panel will talk about mental health issues among Wichita State’s students, what to listen for in student appointments, which services to utilize (and how) and how you can best help students in the moment.

The panel is sponsored by the specialized advisors. No RSVP necessary.

*This event has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for future lectures from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for a public lecture by Dr. Jiahui Chen from University of Arkansas at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 in 372 Jabara Hall.

The lecture is titled “Differential Operators and Topological Data Analysis in Biomolecular Applications.” Refreshments will be available at 2:30 p.m. in 353 Jabara Hall.

The College of Applied Studies invites you to the Corbin Connect Speaker Series: Leadership and Ethics in Education Summit starting at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14 in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

Presented in partnership with the Credit Union of America, the free event features a keynote address by Dr. Jill Koyama, vice dean of educational leadership and innovation at Arizona State University. A cultural anthropologist and renowned scholar, Dr. Koyama will explore how principled innovation can drive impactful change in education.

Attendees will enjoy a hot breakfast, engaging breakout sessions and practical tools for fostering collaboration and innovation in their communities.

As part of the College of Fine Arts Connoisseur Series, the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries is pleased to host an artist talk with acclaimed photographer Jason Reblando at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 in 210 McKnight Art Center.

Following the talk, a reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. offering attendees the chance to meet and engage with the artist. The event is free and open to the public.